Minnesota State Police Seize Camaro After Owner Did Nothing Illegal With It

Civil asset forfeiture laws in the U.S. were originally created to allow law enforcement agencies to strip drug king-pins of their Miami Vice-style speed boats, and couch forts made out money. Now, however, criticism of these laws is growing louder, as many say they now overreach and seize private property from citizens who haven't been convicted of crimes. One recent example centers around a woman who lost her car for an offense she didn't commit, then had to spend thousands to get it back.
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MDarringer - 9/8/2020 9:08:10 PM

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The money spent to unravel an unwarranted seizure is recoverable in a civil suit against the police department.

Tritonx - 9/9/2020 12:31:15 AM

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It looks like she took it to court but the prosecution has been able to gum it up that she gave up after 4 years. Ouch. https://kstp.com/news/controversial-law-allows-police-to-seize-and-sell-cars-of-non-lawbreakers-keeping-the-proceeds-august-24-2020/5838303/

MDarringer - 9/9/2020 8:31:45 AM

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Incompetent lawyer. You hire a lawyer that will publicly "slander" the opposition and create a firestorm of controversy.

valhallakey - 9/9/2020 2:29:55 AM

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Civil asset forfeiture laws should be unconstitutional and the only way the government should be able to seize your assets would require a criminal conviction and the seizure be part of the sentence. Freezing assets could be ok to stop someone from squirreling away ill gotten gains overseas or such but that's about it IMHO.